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Thermoplastic compositions of atactic and syndiotactic polypropylene Thermoplastische Massen aus ataktischem und syndiotaktischem Polypropylen Composition thermoplastique contenant de polypropylène atactique et syndiotactique |
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[0001] The present invention relates to thermoplastic polymer compositions, particularly to propylene polymers compositions having good elastic properties. The invention also relates to manufactured articles, particularly low-temperature-heat-sealing films, obtainable from those compositions.
[0002] As is well known, syndiotactic polypropylene can be defined as a polypropylene in which, according to the Fisher representation, the methyl groups bound to the tertiary carbon atoms of the successive monomer units of the chain lie alternately on one side and on the other side relative to the plane of the chain itself.
[0003] Syndiotactic polypropylene and its preparation were first described by Natta in US Patent 3,258,455. In this patent, syndiotactic polypropylene was prepared by using a catalyst prepared from titanium trichloride and diethylaluminum monochloride.
[0004] Subsequently, the use of vanadium triacetylacetonate and of vanadium halides in combination with organic aluminum compounds for the preparation of syndiotactic polypropylene was described in US 3,305,538.
[0005] However, the polymers obtained with the catalysts described in the abovementioned patents is characterized by unsatisfactory syndiotacticity indices.
[0006] The preparation of a polypropylene with high syndiotacticity indices is described in US Patent 4,892,851, in which the polymerization is carried out in the presence of catalysts consisting of specific metallocene compounds and of poly-met-hylalumoxanes. In particular, the preferred catalysts used in US Patent 4,892,851 consist of isopropylidene(cyclopentadienyl)(fluorenyl)zirconium dichloride [Me2C(Cp)(9-Flu)ZrCl2], or of the corresponding hafnium compound, and of methylalumoxane (MAO) having an average molecular weight of about 1300. Polymerizations carried out in liquid propylene in the presence of these catalysts, allow crystalline polypropylene with syndiotacticity indices greater than 90% to be prepared.
[0007] However, the highly syndiotactic and crystalline polypropylene thus obtainable is characterized by unsatisfactory elastic properties, especially when it is subjected to high deformations.
[0008] Moreover, the sealing temperature of the films obtainable from this syndiotactic polypropylene are not enough low to allow its advantageous use in the field of low-temperature-heat-sealing films.
[0009] Therefore, in order to extend the field of possible applications of this syndiotactic polypropylene, it is necessary to improve both the elastic properties of syndiotactic polypropylene and the sealing temperatures of the films obtained therefrom.
[0010] Compositions of propylene polymers have now unexpectedly been found which show improved elasto-mechanical properties as compared with syndiotactic polypropylene. Moreover, films obtainable thereof possess lower sealing temperatures with respect to those of films obtained from syndiotactic polypropylene.
[0011] Thus, according to a first aspect, the present invention provides a thermoplastic composition comprising:
(A) 1 to 99% by weight of an amorphous propylene polymer having the following characteristics:
- [η] > 1 dl/g,
- % of syndiotactic dyads (r) - % of isotactic dyads (m) > 0,
- less than 2% of the CH2 groups contained in (CH2)n sequences wherein n ≥ 2,
- Bernoullianity index = 1 ± 0.2; and
(B) 1 to 99% by weight of a propylene polymer having an essentially syndiotactic structure, optionally containing from 0.1 to 30% by moles of units deriving from α-olefins of formula CH2=CHR in which R is an hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having from 2 to 10 carbon atoms.
[0012] The ratio of the quantities by weight of the components (A)/(B) of the composition of the present invention is preferably comprised between 5:95 and 95:5, more preferably between 10:90 and 90:10, still more preferably between 30:70 and 70:30.
[0013] It has been observed that the compositions of the invention show elastic properties under high deformation which are remarkably improved over those of their single components. These elastic properties are reflected above all in an improved impact strength, particularly at ambient temperature, and make this composition useful in the preparation of articles for which a high mechanical strength is demanded.
[0014] Moreover, it has been observed that the films obtained from the compositions of the invention show sealing temperatures which are considerably lower than those of films made of syndiotactic polypropylene alone, and also lower than those of films obtained from compositions in which a conventional amorphous polypropylene is used in place of the component (A).
[0015] The amorphous propylene polymers of component (A) of the compositions according to the invention, as well as the process for preparing them, are described in detail in European Patent Application EP 604,917.
[0016] These amorphous propylene polymers are substantially free of crystallinity. Their melting enthalpy values (ΔHf) are generally lower than 20 J/g, preferably lower than 10 J/g. Their intrinsic viscosity values [η] are preferably comprised between 1.3 and 2 dl/g.
[0017] 13C-NMR analysis carried out on the above amorphous propylene polymers provide information on the tacticity of the polymer chains, that is on the distribution of the configurations of the tertiary carbons.
[0018] The structure of the above polymers turns out to be substantially atactic. Nevertheless, it is observed that the syndiotactic dyads (r) are more numerous than the isotactic diads (m). Preferably, %r - %m > 5.
[0019] The structure of the above propylene polymers turns out to be highly regioregular. In fact, signals relating to (CH2)n sequences, where n ≥ 2, are undetectable from the 13C-NMR analysis. Therefore, generally less than 2%, preferably less than 1%, of the CH2 groups are contained in (CH2)n sequences wherein n ≥ 2.
[0020] The Bernoullianity index defined as:
has values close to unity, in particular within the range 0.8-1.2, preferably within the range 0.9-1.1.
[0021] The molecular weights of the above propylene polymers, in addition to being high, are distributed within fairly narrow ranges. An index of the molecular weight distribution is given by the ratio Mw/Mn which turns out to be generally lower than 5, preferably lower than 4, more preferably lower than 3.
[0022] The propylene homopolymers having essentially syndiotactic structure of component (B) of the composition according to the invention can be prepared by using a catalytic system comprising a syndiospecific metallocene compound, such as Me2C(Cp)(9-Flu)ZrCl2, and MAO, as described in the cited USP 4,892,851.
[0023] Generally, said syndiotactic propylene homopolymers show the following characteristics:
- melting point of between 110° and 140°C,
- heat of crystallization of between 20 and 50 J/g,
- [η] > 1 dl/g.
[0024] The propylene copolymer having an essentially syndiotactic structure of component (B) of the compositions according to the invention, as well as the process for their preparation, are described, for instance, in European Patent Applications EP 464,684 and EP 395,055.
[0025] Generally, said copolymers show the following characteristics:
- melting point of between 110° and 130°C,
- fraction soluble in xylene at 25° of less than 10%,
- [η] > 1 dl/g.
[0026] The syndiotactic propylene polymers of component (B) of the compositions according to the invention have intrinsic viscosity [η] values which are preferably comprised between 1 and 3 dl/g, more preferably between 1.3 and 2 dl/g.
[0027] The preferred component (B) of the compositions according to the invention is a propylene homopolymer having an essentially syndiotactic structure.
[0028] The thermoplastic compositions according to the invention can contain additives for imparting specific properties to the articles for whose production the composition is intended.
[0029] Additives which can be used are those conventionally employed in thermoplastic polymer compositions such as, for example, stabilizers, antioxidants and corrosion inhibitors.
[0030] Moreover, the compositions of the invention can contain inorganic or organic, even polymeric, fillers. The above additives and fillers can be used in conventional quantities, as is known to those skilled in the art or as can easily be determined by routine tests, generally up to 5% by weight of the final composition.
[0031] The thermoplastic compositions of the present invention can be prepared by mixing the components in Banbury-type internal mixers.
[0032] The compositions of the invention are generally obtained in the form of pellets. These can be converted into manufactured articles by the normal processing methods for thermoplastic materials, such as moulding, extrusion and injection.
[0033] Hence, according to another aspect, the present invention provides manufactured articles obtainable from a thermoplastic composition according to the invention.
[0034] In particular, manufactured articles obtained by moulding processes are endowed with elastic properties which are of particular interest for articles for which strength at high deformations is demanded.
[0035] On the other hand, films obtained by extrusion processes show sealing temperatures which are of particular interest in the field of low-temperature-heat-sealing films.
[0036] As shown by the data of the examples given below, the compositions of the invention, differently from their individual components, show a good combination of elasto-mechanical properties.
[0037] Generally the component (A), while having good elastic properties at low deformations, does not show satisfactory values of the strength at break.
[0038] Conversely, the component (B) is generally endowed with good values of the strength at break, but the elastic properties are poorer compared with the compositions of the invention (higher tension set values).
[0039] The high elasto-plastic properties of the compositions of the invention are demonstrated by low tension set values combined with high strength at break values. In particular, the elastic properties of the composition of the invention are remarkably improved with respect to those of its individual components at high deformations. In fact, while fracture is invariably observed in samples of the individual components making up the composition after 200% elongation, the samples of the compositions of the present invention, when subjected to the same elongation, show only a permanent deformation which, in the best observed cases, is lower than 50%.
[0040] In addition to good mechanical properties the compositions of the invention are endowed with good transparency.
[0041] As shown by the examples given below, the films obtained from the subject compositions show a sealing-initiation-temperature (SIT) which is substantially lower than the films obtained from component (B) alone, as well as than the films obtained by using, in place of the component (A), a conventional amorphous polypropylene (C).
CHARACTERIZATIONS
[0044] The 13C-NMR analysis of the polymers were carried out by means of a Bruker AC200 instrument at 50.323 MHz, using C2D2Cl4 as solvent (about 300 mg of polymer dissolved in 2.5 ml of solvent), at a temperature of 120°C.
[0045] The molecular weight distribution was determined by GPC analysis, carried out on a WATERS 150 instrument in ortho-dichlorobenzene at 135°C.
[0046] The differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) measurements were carried out on a DSC-7 instrument from Perkin Elmer Co. Ltd. according to the following procedure. About 10 mg of the sample were heated from 40°C to 200°C at a rate of 20°C/minute; the sample was held for 5 minutes at 200°C and then cooled to 40°C at the same rate. A second heating scan was then carried out using the same procedure as the first one. The given values are reheat values.
[0047] The physico-mechanical characterizations were carried out according to the methods indicated below:
- flexural modulus (E') ASTM - D 5023
- strength at break ASTM - D 412
- elongation at break ASTM - D 412
- strength at yield ASTM - D 412
- elongation at yield ASTM - D 412
- haze ASTM - D 1003
[0048] The tension set measurements were performed according to the following procedure. A specimen of lenght lo was elongated at a rate of 20 cm/min, it was held under stress for 10 minutes, thereafter the stress was released at the same rate. The lenght l of the specimen after 10 minutes at rest was measured. The tension set was calculated as [(l - l0)/l0]x100.
[0049] The physico-mechanical characterizations listed above were carried out on samples obtained from a plate of 1 mm thickness, prepared by compression-moulding under the following conditions: 5 minutes at 200°C without pressure, then 5 minutes under pressure, and then cooling to 23°C under pressure with circulating water.
[0050] The sealing-initiation-temperature (SIT) is defined as the lowest temperature at which two films must be sealed together in order to achieve a seal strength higher than 0.250 kg/2 cm. The SIT was determined on films consisting of two layers, namely a top layer of a polymer composition according to the invention, added with stabilizers, and a base layer of a commercial polypropylene homopolymer. The total film thickness was less than 20 µm, the top layer accounting for less than 2 µm of the total thickness. The film was obtained by using the typical coextrusion process followed by a biaxial stretching process until the required thickness was reached.
EXAMPLE 1 (COMPARISON)
Preparation of component (A1)
[0051] A 1.35 l steel autoclave, purged with a hot stream of propylene, was filled with 480 g of propylene at 40°C. Then 23 ml of a toluene solution containing 846 mg of MAO and 4 mg of dimethylsilanediyl-bis(9-fluorenyl)zirconium dichloride, after previous aging of the solution for 10 minutes, were injected by excess propylene pressure.
[0052] The MAO used was a commercial product (Schering, molecular weight 1400) in a 30% by weight solution in toluene. After removal of the volatile fractions in vacuo, the glassy material was crushed until a white powder was obtained which was subsequently treated in vacuo (0.1 mm Hg) for 4 hours at a temperature of 40°C.
[0053] The dimethylsilanediyl-bis(9-fluorenyl)zirconium dichloride used was prepared as described in Example 1 of European Patent Application EP 604,917.
[0054] The temperature inside the autoclave was then raised to 50°C and the polymerization reaction was carried out for 1 hour.
[0055] After degassing of the unreacted monomer and drying of the product, 100 g of solid and transparent polypropylene, soluble in hot chloroform and having an intrinsic viscosity of 2.23 dl/g, were obtained.
[0056] The 13C-NMR analysis of the methyl group signals gave the following triads compositions: % mm = 17, % mr = 48, % rr = 35; B = 1.0; % r - % m = 18. No signals relating to (CH2)n sequences, where n ≥ 2, were detected.
EXAMPLE 2 (COMPARISON)
Preparation of component (B1)
[0060] 750 g of propylene and 2.5 bar of hydrogen were fed at ambient temperature to a 2.3 1 autoclave fitted with a stirrer with magnetic drive and thermostatically controlled by circulation of a water/steam mixture, previously purged with a propylene stream at 80°C for 1 hour.
[0061] After the temperature had been reaised to 50°C, 6.2 ml of a toluene solution aged for 5 minutes and containing 0.5 mg of Ph2C(Cp)(9-Flu)ZrCl2 and 156 mg of MAO were charged to the autoclave. The polymerization reaction was carried out for 90 minutes while keeping the temperature constant.
[0062] At the end of the reaction, the polymer was recovered by degassing the unreacted monomer and drying the solid in an oven at 60°C in vacuo.
EXAMPLE 3
Preparation of a composition (A1)/(B1)
[0066] An amount of the component (A1) and an amount of the component (B1) such as to give an (A1)/(B1) weight ratio of 70/30 and a quantity of Irganox B215 (CIBA-GEIGY) antioxidant equivalent to 0.2% of the total weight of the blend were mixed for 5 minutes at 200°C in a Brabender Plasticorder PLD651 mixer W50 and then compression-moulded under the conditions described above.
EXAMPLES 4-5
Preparation of compositions (A1) /(B1)
[0068] Using the same procedure described in Example 3, two compositions according to the invention were prepared, each for a total of 40 g of components (Al) and (B1) but in differing ratios.
[0069] The percentages by weight of the components (A1) and (B1) as well as the data of the mechanical characterization for each composition are shown in Table 1.
EXAMPLE 6
Preparation of the component (A2)
[0070] 42 kg of propylene were fed at 40°C to a 100 1 steel autoclave, purged with a hot stream of propylene. Then, 100 ml of a toluene solution containing 26 g of MAO and 130 mg of dimethylsilanediyl-bis(9-fluorenyl)zirconium dichloride were injected by means of excess propylene pressure.
[0072] The dimethylsilanediyl-bis (9-fluorenyl)zirconium dichloride used was prepared as described in Example 1 of European Patent Application EP 604,917.
[0073] After the internal temperature of the autoclave had been raised to 50°C, the polymerization reaction was carried out for 3 hours.
[0074] After degassing of the unreacted monomer and drying of the product, 12.5 g of solid and transparent polypropylene, soluble in hot chloroform and having an intrinsic viscosity of 2.57 dl/g, were recovered.
Preparation of the component (B2)
[0077] The same procedure as described in Comparison Example 2 was followed, but using 7 ml of a toluene solution containing 1 mg of Ph2C(Cp)(9-Flu)zrCl2 and 190 mg of MAO. The polymerization reaction was carried out for 120 minutes, while keeping the temperature constant. At the end of the reaction, the polymer was recovered by degassing unreacted monomer and drying the solid in an oven at 60°C in vacuo. 61 g of polymer having an intrinsic viscosity of 3.29 dl/g were thus recovered.
[0078] The following results were obtained from the DSC analysis: 1st melting point = 112.9°C; 2nd melting point = 121°C; ΔHf = 32 J/g.
Determination of the SIT
[0079] A composition consisting of 20% by weight of component (A2) and 80% by weight of component (B2) with added stabilizers was prepared. The SIT was determined on a film obtained from this composition following the procedure described above.
EXAMPLE 7 (COMPARISON)
Determination of the SIT
EXAMPLE 8 (COMPARISON)
Determination of the SIT
1. A thermoplastic composition comprising:
(A) 1 to 99% by weight of an amorphous propylene polymer having the following characteristics:
- [η] > 1 dl/g,
- % of syndiotactic dyads (r) - % of isotactic dyads (m) > 0,
- less than 2% of the CH2 groups contained in (CH2)n sequences wherein n ≥ 2,
- Bernoullianity index = 1 ± 0.2; and
(B) 1 to 99% by weight of a propylene polymer having an essentially syndiotactic structure, optionally containing from 0.1 to 30% by moles of units deriving from α-olefins of formula CH2=CHR in which R is an hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having from 2 to 10 carbon atoms.
2. The thermoplastic composition according to Claim 1, wherein the ratio of the quantities
by weight of the components (A)/(B) is comprised between 30:70 and 70:30.
3. The thermoplastic composition according to Claim 1 or 2, wherein the amorphous propylene
polymer has melting enthalpy values (ΔHf) lower than 10 J/g.
4. The thermoplastic composition according to any of Claims 1 to 3, wherein the amorphous
propylene polymer has intrinsic viscosity values [η] comprised between 1.3 and 2 dl/g.
5. The thermoplastic composition according to any of Claims 1 to 4, wherein the amorphous
propylene polymer has % of syndiotactic dyads (r) - % of isotactic dyads (m) > 5.
6. The thermoplastic composition according to any of Claims 1 to 5, wherein the amorphous
propylene polymer has less than 1% of the CH2 groups contained in (CH2)n sequences wherein n ≥ 2.
7. The thermoplastic composition according to any of Claims 1 to 6, wherein the amorphous
propylene polymer has Bernoullianity index comprised within the range 0.9-1.1.
8. The thermoplastic composition according to any of Claims 1 to 7, wherein the amorphous
propylene polymer has a value of the ratio Mw/Mn lower than 3.
9. The thermoplastic composition according to any of Claims 1 to 8, wherein the component
(B) is a propylene homopolymer having an essentially syndiotactic structure, which
shows the following characteristics:
- melting point of between 110° and 140°C,
- heat of crystallization of between 20 and 50 J/g,
- [η] > 1 dl/g.
10. The thermoplastic composition according to any of Claims 1 to 8, wherein the component
(B) is a propylene copolymer having an essentially syndiotactic structure, which shows
the following characteristics:
- melting point of between 110° and 130°C,
- fraction soluble in xylene at 25° of less than 10%,
- [η] > 1 dl/g.
11. The thermoplastic composition according to any of Claims 1 to 10, wherein the propylene
polymer having an essentially syndiotactic structure has intrinsic viscosity [η] values
comprised between 1.3 and 2 dl/g.
12. A manufactured article obtainable from a thermoplastic composition according to any
of Claims 1 to 11.
13. The manufactured article according to Claim 12, which is obtained by a moulding process.
14. A low-temperature-heat-sealing film obtainable from a thermoplastic composition according
to any of Claims 1 to 11.
1. Thermoplastische Masse, umfassend:
(A) 1 bis 99 Gewichtsprozent eines amorphen Propylenpolymers mit den nachfolgenden Eigenschaften:
- [η] > 1 dl/g,
- % syndiotaktischer Dyaden (r) - % isotaktischer Dyaden (m) > 0,
- weniger als 2% der Gruppen CH2, die in Sequenzen (CH2)n enthalten sind, wobei n ≥ 2,
- Bernoullianity-Index = 1 ± 0,2; und
(B) 1 bis 99 Gewichtsprozent eines Propylenpolymers mit einer im wesentlichen syndiotaktischen Struktur, gegebenenfalls enthaltend 0,1 bis 30 Molprozent Einheiten, abgeleitet von α-Olefinen der Formel CH2=CHR, worin R ein Wasserstoffatom oder eine Alkylgruppe mit 2 bis 10 Kohlenstoffatomen darstellt.
2. Thermoplastische Masse nach Anspruch 1, wobei das Verhältnis der Gewichtsmengen der
Komponenten (A)/(B) zwischen 30:70 und 70:30 umfaßt ist.
3. Thermoplastische Masse nach Anspruch 1 oder 2, wobei das amorphe Propylenpolymer Schmelzenthalpiewerte
(ΔHf) unterhalb 10 J/g aufweist.
4. Thermoplastische Masse nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 3, wobei das amorphe Propylenpolymer
intrinsische Viskositätswerte [η], umfaßt zwischen 1,3 und 2 dl/g, aufweist.
5. Thermoplastische Masse nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 4, wobei das amorphe Propylenpolymer
% syndiotaktischer Dyaden (r) - % isotaktischer Dyaden (m) > 5 aufweist.
6. Thermoplastische Masse nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 5, wobei das amorphe Propylenpolymer
weniger als 1% der Gruppen CH2, die in Sequenzen (CH2)n enthalten sind, wobei n ≥ 2, aufweist.
7. Thermoplastische Masse nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 6, wobei das amorphe Propylenpolymer
einen Bernoullianity-Index, umfaßt im Bereich von 0,9-1,1, aufweist.
8. Thermoplastische Masse nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 7, wobei das amorphe Propylenpolymer
einen Wert des Verhältnisses Mw/Mn unterhalb 3 aufweist.
9. Thermoplastische Masse nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 8, wobei die Komponente (B)
ein Propylenhomopolymer mit einer im wesentlichen syndiotaktischen Struktur darstellt,
das die nachstehenden Eigenschaften zeigt:
- Schmelzpunkt zwischen 110° und 140°C,
- Kristallisationswärme zwischen 20 und 50 J/g,
- [η] > 1 dl/g.
10. Thermoplastische Masse nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 8, wobei die Komponente (B)
ein Propylencopolymer mit einer im wesentlichen syndiotaktischen Struktur darstellt,
das die nachstehenden Eigenschaften zeigt:
- Schmelzpunkt zwischen 110° und 130°C,
- in Xylol bei 25° lösliche Fraktion weniger als 10%,
- [η] > 1 dl/g.
11. Thermoplastische Masse nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 10, wobei das Propylenpolymer
mit einer im wesentlichen syndiotaktischen Struktur intrinsische Viskositätswerte
[η] (Grenzviskosität), umfaßt zwischen 1,3 und 2 dl/g, aufweist.
12. Hergestellter Gegenstand, erhältlich aus einer thermoplastischen Masse, nach einem
der Ansprüche 1 bis 11.
13. Hergestellter Gegenstand nach Anspruch 12, der durch ein Formverfahren erhalten wird.
14. Bei Niedertemperatur heißversiegelbare Folie, erhältlich aus einer thermoplastischen
Masse, nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 11.
1. Une composition thermoplastique comprenant :
(A) 1 à 99% en poids d'un polymère de propylène amorphe ayant les caractéristiques suivantes :
- [η] > 1 dl/g ;
- pourcentage de radicaux divalents syndiotactiques (r) - pourcentage de radicaux divalents isotactiques (m) > 0 ;
- moins de 2% de groupes CH2 contenus dans les séquences (CH2)n où n ≥ 2 ;
- indice de bernoullianité = 1 ± 0,2 ; et
(B) 1 à 99% en poids d'un polymère de propylène ayant une structure pratiquement syndiotactique, contenant éventuellement de 0,1 à 30 % molaires de motifs dérivant d'α-oléfines de formule CH2 = CHR, dans lesquelles R est un atome d'hydrogène ou un groupe alkyle comportant de 2 à 10 atomes de carbone.
2. La composition thermoplastique selon la revendication 1, dans laquelle le rapport
des quantités en poids des constituants (A)/(B) est compris entre 30/70 et 70/30.
3. La composition thermoplastique selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 ou 2, dans
laquelle le polymère de propylène amorphe présente une valeur de l'enthalpie de fusion
(ΔHf) inférieure à 10 J/g.
4. La composition thermoplastique selon l'une quelconque des revendicalions 1 à 3, dans
laquelle le polymère de propylène amorphe présente une valeur de la viscosité intrinsèque
[η] comprises entre 1,3 et 2 dl/g.
5. La composition thermoplastique selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 4, dans
laquelle le polymère de propylène amorphe a un pourcentage de radicaux divalents syndiotactiques
(r) - pourcentage de radicaux divalents isotactiques (m) > 5.
6. La composition thermoplastique selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 5, dans
laquelle le polymère de propylène amorphe a moins de 1 % de groupes CH2 contenus dans les séquences (CH2)n quand n ≥ 2.
7. La composition thermoplastique selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 6, dans
laquelle le polymère de propylène amorphe a un indice de bernoullianité compris dans
la fourchette de 0,9 à 1,1.
8. La composition thermoplastique selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 7, dans
laquelle le polymère de propylène amorphe a une valeur du rapport Mw/Mn inférieure à 3.
9. La composition thermoplastique selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 8, dans
laquelle le constituant (B) est un homopolymère de propylène ayant une structure pratiquement
syndiotactique, qui présente les caractéristiques suivantes :
- point de fusion compris entre 110°C et 140°C ;
- chaleur de cristallisation comprise entre 20 et 50 J/g ;
- [η] > 1 dl/g.
10. La composition thermoplastique selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 8, dans
laquelle le constituant (B) est un copolymère de propylène ayant une structure pratiquement
syndiotactique, qui présente les caractéristiques suivantes :
- point de fusion compris entre 110°C et 130°C ;
- fraction soluble dans le xylène à 25°C inférieure à 10 % ;
- [η] > 1 dl/g.
11. La composition thermoplastique selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 10, dans
laquelle le polymère de propylène ayant une structure pratiquement syndiotactique
présente une viscosité intrinsèque [η] comprise entre 1,3 et 2 dl/g.
12. Un article manufacturé susceptible d'être obtenu à partir d'une composition thermoplastique
selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 11.
13. L'article manufacturé selon la revendication 12 obtenu par un procédé de moulage.
14. Un film, thermosoudable à basse température, susceptible d'être obtenu à partir d'une
composition thermoplastique selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 11.